Friday, February 5, 2016

The Meadow Of Before to President Obama Alaska makeover

Two lovers discover the meadow of before

President Obama discovers Alaska

The Meadow Of Before (Shakespearean sonnet)

The flowers grace the meadow of beforeThe field where dreams and fairy tales were madeEach heart fulfilled with promises of moreAnd all which life held precious it displayed-Behold the pasture rich in fantasyWhere hopes became the season’s Joyous bloomThis gift from heaven perfect as can beThat day forever fell within its flume-And in this land there was no place for timeThe minutes seconds hours all the sameThe music’s endless moments were sublimeAnd flowers of hereafter souls would claim-The meadow of before does yet persistIts beauties started dancing when we kissed

A standard Shakespearean love sonnet. A lover expounds a realm that comes to life when he and his beloved kiss. The conflict stanza (the third quatrain) still exists, but in a much, much lighter form. And guess what happens when this sonnet is over.

Call me a romantic, but I find something special in women. Something beyond kisses, beyond intimacy, beyond attraction. Perhaps it's just me. Perhaps I was fortunate to run into special ladies. Perhaps my world was a bit too dreamy. It's hard to put into words. I'm taken away. I'm hoping some of you can relate. I wish that I learned about this realm from Arlene. Or from Malona, my first real kiss. My appreciation of women. and my introduction to the hidden possibilities of magic came (was opened) through Valerie. Valerie was a school friend of mine, She became a model, a singer and a dancer. Valerie was my main model when I was a photographer. She became my singer when I took my songs into the studio. I have never kissed Valerie. But, all those hours watching her put on her make-up, listening to her rehearse my music, being by her side as her marriage disintegrated, taught me to wander through wonders. A thank you gift from an old friend? This gift would let me see, let me enjoy, let me understand Arlene more fully. And with this kiss Amor, my present wife, enjoy the meadow of before.

How about a bit of romantic music: Giovanni Marradi "Garden of Dreams"

From the meadow of love to the wilderness of silliness

Alaska is the only state name that you can type on one row of a keyboard. I learned that from Sarah Palin. If you haven't heard, in December President Obama went to explore Alaska with famed British adventurer Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls. The whole thing was aired on the NBC series "Running Wild with-Bear-Grylls". If you missed seeing this episode, Yea It's Funny has put a copy on YouTube.

So many meadows to choose from. Of Before, Of Tomorrows, Of Lost Dreams, and Dreams Rediscovered, Of Fears, and of Fantasy. My favorite is the one with deep grass, waving in the breeze while I lay on my back watching the clouds.